Iraqi security forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the ISIL Takfiri group since launching an assault on the area last month, a commander said Sunday. “Around more than a third of the right bank (west Mosul) is under the control of our units,” Staff Major ...
Bombings targeting pilgrims in Damascus killed around 40 Iraqis on Saturday, the Iraqi foreign ministry said. “Preliminary statistics indicate the fall of around 40 Iraqi martyrs and 120 wounded,” ministry spokesman Ahmed Jamal said in a statement, terming it a “criminal terrorist operation.” Jamal said that roadside bombs targeted buses ...